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Dressed for Success
PARM
September 2010
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Agenda
• Why Do We Care?• Patient Perceptions of Dress• Old Dress, New Millennium• Business Casual Standards: The
Runway• Tips and Tools
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Why Do We Care?
• Healthcare tradition and code• Symbols and rituals• Values and beliefs of an organization• Safety and infection control• A culture of expectations
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Patient Perceptions
• MD
• White coat
• Stethoscope
• Name Tag
• RN
• “Nurse” Uniform
• Name Tag
• Cleanliness
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Perceptions in Radiology
Draw a Radiologist
Draw a Radiology Technologist
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Basics
• Dress code requirements are in the job description and performance evaluation
• Professional image (including specific standards) is discussed during the interview
• Image evaluation is completed at the time of application
• Employees participate in the design and implementation of the code and changes to it
• Consequences for violations are fair, consistently applied, and corrected immediately
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The Quest for Professional Imagein the New Millennium
• You are what you wear …• Baggy and tight
• Piercings and tattoos
• Skin
• Fashion before function
• Electronics
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Business Casual Standards
• A chance encounter with the CEO• Cocktails, picnics, and parties• Traditional vs. trendy• A compliment to the host• Skin, hands, nails• Clean, new, pressed
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Business Casual Standards
• Men
• White, blue, or conservative striped long or short sleeved shirt with collar, tucked in
• Khaki or dark pants, with leather belt
• Dark leather shoes, with dark socks, no visible skin when seated
• Well groomed facial hair• Conservative watch,
wedding ring (no earrings)
• Women
• Solid color blouses, shirts, sweaters or twin sets, never sleeveless
• Solid color pants or skirts to the knee, slits in the back only no slip showing
• Dark dress shoes, toes and heels covered, with socks or hose
• Conservative watch, wedding ring, simple jewelry
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Tips and Tools
• The Dress Code Policy• The Code of Conduct• The Candidate Interview• The Performance Evaluation• The Challenge of Accountability• Fashion Police• Self Evaluation• Code D• Socks and Hose
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Many Thanks!